PSCI 224(F) Political Evolution of the Global Economy (Offered 1997-98 only)

The purpose of this course if to trace the relationship between the international political system and the global economic system. It will take a primarily historical approach, beginning with the creation of the first global political economy in the Seventeenth Century, and continuing through to the globalization of market capitalism in the wake of the Cold War. It will examine both the development and evolution of the formal institutions of the international political economy, and the ways in which informal agreements and practices allow an international political economy to function. Requirements: Two papers and a final. No prerequisites.

Hour:  BARKIN